Mock hearings, last-minute deals and primary threats helped move controversial nominees through the Senate.

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected ...

Top Education Department officials during the president’s prior administration routinely hailed diversity efforts. Now ...

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Republicans can’t lose more than three votes if all Democrats are opposed.

Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota governor and former running mate of Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, went on a social ...

Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving many to question why President Donald ...

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Since taking office about three weeks ago, Donald Trump has issued a blizzard of 200+ executive orders. Among them are two ...

More Senate hearings are coming up for President Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet. Next in line is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, ...

Even if some foreign aid resumes after the 90-day suspension ordered by President Donald Trump, many USAID-backed projects focus on areas he has derided as ideological: climate change, biodiversity ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees appear to be on a glide path to confirmation in the Senate, despite ...